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1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted ; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR

OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted , such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended , by one of the following methods: (a) By completing

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return __________________ copies to the issuing office.

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14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Amendment 0002 hereby incorporates the attached Questions and Answers and makes the following changes:

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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1. Hereby removes Attachment - Advanced Questions from the solicitation.

2. Extends the solicitation due date from January 17, 2021 to January 19, 2021.

3. Makes multiple changes and clarifications, including but not limited to, in the RFP and in

Attachment 3 - Sample Task Order. All changes in these documents are denoted in red font.

3a: Adds RFP Section L.7.6.1 - Small Business Subcontracting Plan

3b:.RFP Section K.1. is hereby updates the NAICS code from 541712 to 541715.

3c. RFP Section B.2.2. has been updated to be consistent with Attachment 3 Sample Task Order

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

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3d. RFP Section L.7.1.5.1. has been added for the new oral presentation requirements. The original RFP Sections L.7.1.5.1-L.7.1.5.2.5 concerning oral presentations are also hereby removed. Blue strike-through font denotes the removals in this section for clarity.

3e: RFP Section L.7.1.a.has been updated to denote "40" pages, instead of "440" pages.

3f. Attachment 3 - Sample Task Order, Section 2.6 has been corrected to state twelve (12) months after data collection.

3g. Attachment 3 - Sample Task Order, Section 2.6 has been corrected to reflect twenty-four (24) months for the period of performance.

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FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

Real-time Opportunity for Development of Environmental Observations (RODEO) II

Solicitation No. 140M0121R0002

(Amendment 0002)

SECTION B

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

B.1 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

The Contractor shall provide the necessary supplies and services (unless otherwise stated herein) to perform the work described in Section C of this Request for Proposal (RFP) for the project titled “Real-time Opportunity for Development of Environmental Observations (RODEO) II”.

The Government anticipates awarding multiple Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contracts as a result of this solicitation. However, the Government reserves the right to award a single IDIQ type contract, or no contract. BSEE anticipates the Sample Task Order

(Attachment 3) will be the first task order issued. BSEE reserves the right to issue the Sample

Task Order to any IDIQ awardee, any time after IDIQ award, based solely on the information proposed under this Solicitation.

B.2 CONTRACT PRICING

All task orders issued under this IDIQ contract shall be priced in accordance with Section B.2.1.

The labor rates in Section B.2.1 serve as the maximum rates the Contractor may propose on task orders. The Contractor may always provide lower rates and discounts in any future task order proposals. The labor categories are anticipated to be the primary labor sources necessary to perform services at the task order level. Other labor categories may be added if applicable and necessary to perform the scope at the task order level.

THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO FILL-IN THIS INFORMATION AND

SUBMIT IT WITH ITS PROPOSAL:

B.2.1 CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBERS (CLIN) PRICING STRUCTURE

CLIN 00010 – Year 1 (Months 1 through 12)

Labor Category Fully Burdened Hourly Rate

Project Manager $________

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The Contractor shall provide fully burdened, fixed hourly labor rates which include wages, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and profit. These rates will serve as the maximum labor rates the Contractor may propose when submitting price quotes at the task order level. Each task order will identify the level of effort required. The fully burdened rates that apply to Year 1 are provided under CLIN 00001.

CLIN 00020 – Year 2 (Months 13 through 24)

Labor Category Fully Burdened Hourly Rate

Project Manager $________

* The Government has provided the Project Manager as a required labor category under this effort. All contractors must provide pricing for this labor category. The Contractor shall also propose other appropriate labor categories that are applicable to accomplish the work described in Section C and the Sample Task Order Statement of Work in the table located in Section L.8.2 maximum labor rates the Contractor may propose when submitting price quotes at the task order apply to Year 2 are provided under CLIN 00002. CLIN 00002 is an optional line item.

CLIN 00030 – Year 3 (Months 25 through 36) javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$ctl00$body$homebody$RecentDocuments$C$RecentDocumentsControl$RecentDocumentResults$ctl00$DocumentNumberLink','') propose other appropriate labor categories that are applicable to accomplish the work described in Section C and the Sample Task Order Statement of Work in the table located in Section L.8.2 maximum labor rates the Contractor may propose when submitting price quotes at the task order apply to Year 3 are provided under CLIN 00003. CLIN 00003 is an optional line item.

CLIN 00040 – Year 4 (Months 37 through 48) propose other appropriate labor categories that are applicable to accomplish the work described in Section C and the Sample Task Order Statement of Work in the table located in Section L.8.2 maximum labor rates the Contractor may propose when submitting price quotes at the task order apply to Year 4 are provided under CLIN 00004. CLIN 00004 is an optional line item.

CLIN 00050 – Year 5 (Months 49 through 60) javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$ctl00$body$homebody$RecentDocuments$C$RecentDocumentsControl$RecentDocumentResults$ctl00$DocumentNumberLink','') propose other appropriate labor categories that are applicable to accomplish the work described in Section C and the Sample Task Order Statement of Work in the table located in Section L.8.2 maximum labor rates the Contractor may propose when submitting price quotes at the task order apply to Year 5 are provided under CLIN 00005. CLIN 00005 is an optional line item.

B.2.2 SAMPLE TASK ORDER PRICING

Below is the pricing table for the Sample Task Order (TO) (Attachment 3). BSEE anticipates issuing the sample task order as the first task order. Equipment and Materials shall be proposed and evaluated at the task order level.

The specific details and description of the Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) is described as follows (Offeror shall fill in and provide information as part of their price quote):

CLIN Description Time &

Materials

Not-to-

Exceed

Total

00010 SERVICES: 24-Months

Continuation of Observations at Block Island Wind Farm.

The Contractor shall provide all equipment, materials, managerial, administrative, and professional personnel to accomplish the project as described in accordance with Section C.

00020 Other Direct Costs

Materials and equipment include:

Vessels

Equipment

Cameras +video

Benthic Analysis

Sediment chemistry

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*Note: Other materials/equipment may be added if applicable and necessary to perform the scope at the task order level.

CLIN 00010 is a Time-and-Materials (T&M) line item for all labor. CLIN 00020 is for other direct costs (ODCs). ODCs will be reimbursed at actual expenses incurred. Equipment/materials include the following:

B.3 CONTRACT MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND CONTRACT VALUE

Both the Government and the Contractor agree that the minimum consideration under this

Contract is $20,000.00 per contract, subject to the availability of funds, and the maximum consideration under this Contract over a five-year period is estimated to be $10,000,000.00.

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SECTION C

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

REAL-TIME OPPORTUNITY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL

OBSERVATIONS (RODEO) II

C.1 INTRODUCTION

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), within the Department of the Interior, is seeking to improve analyses of the environmental effects of offshore wind development through direct measurements or observations of the activities that occur during construction and initial operation. BOEM manages the exploration and development of the nation's offshore energy resources. The Bureau balances economic development, energy independence, and environmental protection through responsible management of offshore conventional and renewable energy development based on the best available science. BOEM conducts environmental reviews, including National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analyses and compliance documents for each major stage of energy development planning which includes leasing, site assessment, construction, operations, and decommissioning. These analyses evaluate the potential environmental impacts from the proposed activities on the human, coastal, and marine environment. The analyses require estimations of the impact producing factor or stressor and the effects from the stressor on the ecosystem or receptors. One example of an impact producing factor or stressor is the sound produced during pile driving, which may have an effect or impact on marine mammals, fish, or sea turtles, which are considered receptors.

This study is focused on direct measurements or observations of the impact producing factors including the intensity, duration, and nature of the stressor. This information will provide inputs to analyses or models that evaluate the effects or impacts from the activities. This study will not duplicate or replicate any requirements already placed on industry for monitoring. In addition, any activities conducted during the task orders must be coordinated with industry and shall not interfere with the industry activities or result in delays of the industry activities.

C.2 BACKGROUND

Since 2015, BOEM has actively sought to observe, measure, and record activities during the construction of the first offshore wind turbines. Thus far, only two locations have development, Block Island Wind Farm (BIWF) and the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) demonstration project. The knowledge gained from studying these projects can help us identify, reduce, and mitigate environmental risks in the future, and significantly increase the efficiency and efficacy of the regulatory review process for offshore wind. In permitting offshore wind projects, BOEM must consider a range of environmental and cultural resources, protected areas, and competing uses. Some of the key environmental resources of concern are bird and bat species; marine mammals; pelagic and benthic species and habitats; and air and water quality.

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Protection Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, among others.

An environmental analysis includes identification of the impact producing factors or stressors and the identification of receptors such as marine mammals or seafloor habitats. Describing the impact producing factors requires knowledge or estimates of the duration, nature, and extent of the activity. For example, different methods yield different impacts (anchoring vs. dynamic positioning). An analyst relies on the best available information and assumptions about the activities based on previous experience. This study would provide real-time observations of the activities as they occur with sufficient detail to more accurately determine the duration, nature and extent of the impact producing factors that form the basis for the analyses of environmental effects.

C.3 GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF STUDY

The focus of this study is on activities that may occur on the Outer Continental Shelf; therefore, a study in the marine environment is preferable to BOEM, in either state or federal marine waters.

BOEM currently has 15 commercial lease areas along the Atlantic and there is one operating wind farm at Block Island, Rhode Island. The RODEO study collected information during the construction and early operations at the Block Island Wind Farm and during the installation of two turbines off the coast of Virginia. This IDIQ contract may include additional studies at those locations or any other sites along the U.S. Pacific Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic Coasts where construction is initiated during the timeframe of this IDIQ contract.

C.4 STUDY OBJECTIVES

The objective of this study is to acquire real-time observations of the construction and initial operation of a wind facility to aid the evaluation of environmental effects of future facilities. The study includes direct observations during construction and initial operation as well as testing of different types of monitoring equipment that may be used by future offshore development to measure or monitor activities and their impact producing factors. This work may also include monitoring and assessment of some of the key environmental resources of concern that are impacted including benthic and pelagic species and habitats. Data gathered during this round will then be used to inform predictions of impacts and focus research efforts on potential future projects. While data gathered by this study will be of value to the wind facilities studied, this effort is not meant to duplicate or replace the existing monitoring efforts of offshore wind developers currently required by regulators.

C.5 SCOPE OF WORK

Data will be collected through direct observations during construction and initial operation activities at a selected development location or several locations. The types of observations will be determined by the activity being monitored, but may include a chronological description of the activity, video recordings, use of other instruments such as passive acoustic monitoring to javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$ctl00$body$homebody$RecentDocuments$C$RecentDocumentsControl$RecentDocumentResults$ctl00$DocumentNumberLink','') record sound, or other means. In addition, there is an opportunity to test different types of monitoring equipment through comparative studies. In some instances, the measurement of the disturbance and recovery may be measured, e.g. anchor chain scars and recovery. The study tasks may be coordinated with Federal and state agencies to address the mutual need for information about construction and operation. The following are the types of work the Contractor may be required to perform:

C.5.1 Develop Field Plan(s)

The Contractor shall develop a field plan or plans to accomplish one or more of the subtasks.

The field plan will include coordination with the company building the wind facility as well as other entities that may be simultaneously collecting information such as DOE or a state. The first task order details the development of the field plan. Other field plans for subsequent activities addressing the tasks below may need to be developed.

C.5.2 Observe/Monitor/Measure Construction and Initial Operation Activities

The Contractor shall quantify the impact-producing factors or stressors (i.e. the characteristics of a project that may cause an impact, such as the sound produced during construction) associated with construction and initial operations activities. The contractor shall identify whether the activity is incorporating mitigation measures and, if possible, make measurements with and without those mitigation measures. Below are example topics that this study, through a single or series of task orders, may address.

C.5.2.1 Assessment of sound environment during construction

• Evaluate pre-existing ambient noise levels associated with the project site prior to development.

• Evaluate the characteristics of sound (intensity, duration, and frequency) generated during construction activities, such as pile driving and cable laying.

• Evaluate the most effective scales (temporal and spatial) at which to measure a representative sample of construction and operation noise.

• Evaluate the level of sound created by the increase in vessel traffic during construction and operation periods.

• Evaluate the levels of sound generated and propagated during operations.

• Evaluate devices or technology for reducing sound levels during construction activities.

C.5.2.2 Evaluation of visual activities during and after construction

• Evaluate the visibility of activities from shore, both during the day and at night.

• Evaluate the types of lighting used and what can be seen from shore during both day and night.

• Evaluate how meteorological conditions affect visibility from shore.

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C.5.2.3 Evaluation of sediment disturbance and recovery

• Record the anchor patterns for vessels and floating offshore wind turbines, if appropriate.

• Observe and record scarring from the anchor chains.

• Evaluate the recovery time for scarring from anchor chains and record relevant parameters such as sediment type, local currents.

• Record the extent of disturbance during cable laying, if possible, repeat for different installation methods, include the ship type, sediment type, burial depth, current speeds, and other parameters important for evaluating disturbance and recovery.

• Record the duration of cable laying, and if possible, for different installation methods, include relevant parameters for comparison.

• Evaluate the recovery time for the seafloor from cable laying, if possible, from different installation methods.

• Monitor before and after a major storm event to evaluate changes in cable burial depth.

• Monitor near wind energy structures for sediment erosion, at the base and at coarser scales, including sediment type, local currents, other parameters needed to evaluate local and regional scour.

Monitor for baseline sediment movement away from cables and structures to contextualize observations.

C.5.2.4 Evaluation and Monitoring of Biological disturbance and recovery

• Evaluate and monitor benthic communities around and near turbine foundations.

• Evaluate and monitor biological communities encrusting platforms.

• Evaluate and monitor pelagic communities present around turbines.

C.5.2.5 Effects of mitigating measures or abatement measures

The Contractor shall evaluate the reduction or elimination of impact producing factors through the use of abatement or mitigation measures. For example, the evaluation of technologies for reducing sound such as bubble curtains. This task will involve close cooperation with the operator and may or may not be feasible.

C.5.2.6 Evaluate monitoring technologies or techniques

The Contractor shall evaluate equipment or technologies that may be used to monitor or measure impact producing factors or effects on receptors. The following are potential topics for evaluation, which may be requested in a task order or task orders:

• Evaluate the efficacy of monitoring technologies and techniques that may be deployed at these projects.

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• Determine the types of observations to include within an environmental monitoring strategy.

• Evaluate types of equipment for effective monitoring that may be used to determine air quality, water quality, benthic environments, aquatic communities, sediment disturbance, wildlife, acoustics, or strike frequency.

• Evaluate the most effective and cost-effective method, or suite of methods, for detecting marine mammals during construction activities and how this method would vary by geographic region.

• Testing of monitoring methodologies during construction that may be used by industry, such as passive acoustic monitoring, to evaluate whale presence during construction activities.

• Testing of novel technologies for evaluating the environmental effects of construction and operation activities.

• Comparative testing of monitoring equipment to evaluate improved technology or methodology.

C.6 TRAVEL

The Contractor may be required to travel during performance of the contract and will be reimbursed for actual, allowable, and reasonable travel costs incurred, exclusive of any fee, at the task order level. Travel will be reimbursed in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulation policy in effect at the time of travel.

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SECTION D

PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 All deliverables submitted under the contract shall be prepared and packaged in a cost-effective manner equivalent to standard commercial quality. Elaborate artwork, expensive paper and bindings are neither necessary nor desired.

D.2 Unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer (CO), all reports shall be delivered by via email.

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SECTION E

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 Availability of clauses. In accordance with FAR 52.252-2, this solicitation incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: FAR Clauses: www.acquisition.gov

CLAUSE TITLE

52.246-4 Inspection of Services-Fixed Price (AUG 1996)

52.246-6 Inspection Time and Material and Labor Hours (MAY 2001)

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection of the supplies/services provided hereunder shall be made by the Contracting

Officer’s Representative (COR) or any Inspectors designated by the Contracting Officer. The place of inspection of reports required under this contract shall be at the addresses for deliverables set forth in Section F of this contract. Final acceptance of supplies/services shall be made by the COR designated in Section F.6.

E.2.1 General Acceptance Criteria

General quality measures, as set forth below, will be applied to each work product received from the Contractor under this contract.

• Accuracy - Work Products shall be accurate in presentation, technical content, and adherence to accepted elements of style.

• Clarity - Work Products shall be clear and concise. Any/All diagrams shall be easy to understand and be relevant to the supporting narrative.

• Consistency to Requirements - All work products must satisfy the requirements of this contract.

• File Editing - All text and diagrammatic files shall be editable by the Government.

• Format - Work Products shall be submitted in hard copy (where applicable) and in media mutually agreed upon prior to submission. Hard copy formats shall follow any specified

Directives or Manuals.

• Timeliness - Work Products shall be submitted on or before the due date specified in this contract or submitted in accordance with a later scheduled date determined by the

Government.

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E.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE

The COR or designated inspector will review for completeness the preliminary or draft documentation that the Contractor submits and may return it to the contractor for correction.

Absence of any comments by the COR will not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility for complying with the requirements of this contract. Final approval and acceptance of documentation required herein shall be by letter of approval and acceptance by the COR. The contractor shall not construe any letter of acknowledgement of receipt of material as a waiver of review, or as an acknowledgement that the material is in conformance with this contract. Any approval given during preparation of the documentation, or approval for shipment, shall not guarantee the final acceptance of the completed documentation.

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SECTION F

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 TERM OF THE CONTRACT

The IDIQ contract ordering period shall be from the date of contract award through 60 months, with a one-year base period and four (4) one-year option periods. The period of performance for individual task orders may extend beyond the IDIQ contract ordering period. However, no new task orders may be issued once the IDIQ contract order period has expired. The period of performance for any single task order shall not exceed five (5) years in duration.

F.2 In accordance with FAR 52.252-2, the following clause is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text.

52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (AUG 1989)

52.242-17 Government Delay of Work (APR 1984)

52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination (NOV 1991)

F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The primary place of performance is the Contractor’s facility.

F.4 MEETINGS, REPORTS AND OTHER DELIVERABLES

Each task order issued by the Government under the IDIQ contract shall specify deliverables, quantities, delivery location, and delivery schedules. The Contractor shall clearly mark all documents and correspondence with the task order and IDIQ contract number on the first page.

All correspondence, including email, pertaining to this Contract shall include the task order and contract number on the subject line. The following deliverables shall be submitted, and meetings held in accordance with the schedule provided at the task order level. The Contractor is responsible for editing and proofreading all material in order to prepare products as error free as possible prior to their delivery to the BOEM. The Contractor shall submit all manuscripts intended for publication in journals and all abstracts or summaries prepared for oral presentations, based on this study, to the BOEM COR for review and comment prior to submittal to the journal or conference authority.

F.4.1 Meeting Attendance

The Contractor shall attend meetings as required during performance of the contract and as specified under individual task orders.

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F.4.2 Monthly Status Reports

The Contractor shall prepare and submit status reports each month under individual task orders.

These reports shall be in sufficient detail to describe all work accomplished and results achieved during the month and shall include a brief discussion of the planned actions for the succeeding month. These reports may be submitted via email. This requirement will end upon final acceptance of Task Order deliverables.

F.4.3 Final BOEM Study Briefing

The Contractor shall conduct a BOEM Final Study Briefing at the BOEM Office of Renewable

Energy Programs in Sterling, VA or other location determined by BOEM or by webinar at the end of the contract (to be specified at the task order level). The Contractor shall present a brief overview of study results, conclusions, and lessons learned to Federal, State, and local agencies and other interested parties, if so requested by the Government.

F.5 SCHEDULE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DELIVERABLES

Deliverable products shall be submitted to the addresses shown in Section F.6 in accordance with the delivery schedule provided at the task order level. All deliverable products shall be provided in digital form and in hard copy when specified.

F.6 ADDRESSES FOR DELIVERABLES

Contracting Officer's Representative

[COR]

To be completed at time of award

Contracting Officer [CO]

Cielo Ibarra

U.S. Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental

Enforcement

Acquisition Operations Branch

45600 Woodland Road, VAE-AMD, Sterling, VA 20166

Phone: 703-787-1559

Cielo.Ibarra@bsee.gov

Chief, Division of Environmental Science

[DES]

U.S. Department of the Interior

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Division of Environmental Sciences

45600 Woodland Road

Sterling, VA 20166

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SECTION G

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 ADMINISTRATIVE POINTS OF CONTACT

Notwithstanding the Contractor’s responsibility for total management during the performance of this Contract, administration of the Contract will require maximum coordination between the

Government and the Contractor. The following information identifies the individuals responsible for this coordination:

G.1.1 Contracting Officer/Contract Administrator (CO/CA)

U.S. Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Cielo Ibarra

45600 Woodland Road, VAE-AMD, Sterling, VA 20166

Phone: 703-787-1559

Email: Cielo.Ibarra@bsee.gov

G.1.2 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)

[To be completed at time of award]

G.2 DIAR 1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (SEP 2011)

(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work.

(b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award. The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor. Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment.

(c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions:

(1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract;

(2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule;

(3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause;

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(4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed;

(5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government.

(d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction

(written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause.

(e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph (d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the

Disputes clause of this contract.

(f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the

COR.

(g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting

Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk.

G.3 PROGRAM MANAGER

The Contractor shall be responsible for managing and overseeing the activities of all Contractor personnel, as well as subcontractor efforts used in performance of this contract. The Contractor's management responsibilities shall include all activities necessary to ensure the accomplishment of timely and effective support, performed in accordance with the requirements contained herein.

The Contractor shall provide a Program Manager (PM) to facilitate Government-Contractor communications. The PM shall be the primary technical and managerial interface between the

Contractor and CO and the COR. The Contractor's designated PM for this contract is:

[To be completed at time of award]

The Contractor’s designated PM for this Contract shall have the authority to make any no-cost

Contractual technical, hiring and dismissal decision, or special arrangements regarding this

Contract.

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G.4 PAYMENTS

G.4.1 DIAPR 2011-4 ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS

– INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (APR 2013)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the

Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the

Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the

IPP invoice:

To be specified at the task order level

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) prior to the contract award date, but no more than 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date.

Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production

Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP tor submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

G.4.2 INVOICE FREQUENCY AND PAYMENTS

Invoices shall be submitted as specified at the task order level and in accordance with Section

G.4.1.

G.5 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM

(JULY 2010)

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Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to comply with this regulation. One or more past performance evaluations will be conducted in order to record your contract performance as required by FAR 42.15.

(b) The past performance evaluation process is a totally paperless process using CPARS.

CPARS is a web-based system that allows for electronic processing of the performance evaluation report. Once the report is processed, it is available in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) for Government use in evaluating past performance as part of a source selection action.

(c) We request that you furnish the Contracting Officer with the name, position title, phone number, and email address for each person designated to have access to your firm’s past performance evaluation(s) for the contract no later than 30 days after award. Each person granted access will have the ability to provide comments in the Contractor portion of the report and state whether or not the Contractor agrees with the evaluation, before returning the report to the Assessing Official. The report information must be protected as source selection sensitive information not releasable to the public.

(d) When your Contractor Representative(s) (Past Performance Points of Contact) are registered in CPARS, they will receive an automatically-generated email with detailed login instructions.

Further details, systems requirements, and training information for CPARS is available at http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/. The CPARS User Manual, registration for On Line Training for

Contractor Representatives, and a practice application may be found at this site.

(e) Within 60 days after the end of a performance period, the Contracting Officer will complete an interim or final past performance evaluation, and the report will be accessible at http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/. Contractor Representatives may then provide comments in response to the evaluation, or return the evaluation without comment. Comments are limited to the space provided in Block 22. Your comments should focus on objective facts in the Assessing

Official’s narrative and should provide your views on the causes and ramifications of the assessed performance. In addition to the ratings and supporting narratives, blocks 1 – 17 should be reviewed for accuracy, as these include key fields that will be used by the Government to identify your firm in future source selection actions. If you elect not to provide comments, please acknowledge receipt of the evaluation by indicating “No comment” in Block 22, and then signing and dating Block 23 of the form. Without a statement in Block 22, you will be unable to sign and submit the evaluation back to the Government. If you do not sign and submit the CPAR within 30 days, it will automatically be returned to the Government and will be annotated: “The report was delivered/received by the contractor on (date). The contractor neither signed nor offered comment in response to this assessment.” Your response is due within 30 calendar days after receipt of the CPAR.

(f) The following guidelines apply concerning your use of the past performance evaluation:

(1) Protect the evaluation as “source selection information.” After review, transmit the evaluation by completing and submitting the form through CPARS. If for some reason you are unable to view and/or submit the form through CPARS, contact the Contracting Officer for javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$ctl00$body$homebody$RecentDocuments$C$RecentDocumentsControl$RecentDocumentResults$ctl00$DocumentNumberLink','') http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/ http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/ instructions.

(2) Strictly control access to the evaluation within your organization. Ensure the evaluation is never released to persons or entities outside of your control.

(3) Prohibit the use of or reference to evaluation data for advertising, promotional material, preaward surveys, responsibility determinations, production readiness reviews, or other similar purposes.

(g) If you wish to discuss a past performance evaluation, you should request a meeting in writing to the Contracting Officer no later than seven days following your receipt of the evaluation. The meeting will be held in person or via telephone or other means during your 30-day review period.

(h) A copy of the completed past performance evaluation will be available in CPARS for your viewing and for Government use supporting source selection actions after it has been finalized.

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SECTION H

SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ORDERS

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Contracting Officers are authorized to issue orders hereunder, on behalf of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).

H.2 ORDERING PROCEDURES

(a) It is anticipated that task orders will be negotiated on a firm-fixed-price (FFP) , Labor Hour

(LH), or time-and-materials (T&M) basis. The Government will not reimburse the Contractor for the costs of preparing proposals for task orders. The Contracting Officer will provide each awardee a fair opportunity to be considered for each order.

(b) Task Orders will be awarded using the following streamlined procedures:

The Government will provide a fair notice of the intent to make a purchase to each IDIQ holder, including a clear description of the services to be performed and the basis upon which the selection will be made to all contractors offering the required services under the multiple-award contract; and afford all contractors responding to the notice a fair opportunity to submit an offer and have that offer fairly considered.

H.3 TECHNICAL DIRECTION

(a) Performance of the work on individual task orders under this contract is subject to the written technical direction of the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), who shall be specifically appointed by the Contracting Officer in writing in accordance with Department of the Interior

Regulation (DIAR) 1401.405. ‘Technical direction'' means a directive to the Contractor that approves approaches, solutions, designs, or refinements; fills in details or otherwise completes the general description of work or documentation items; shifts emphasis among work areas or tasks; or furnishes similar instruction to the Contractor. Technical direction includes requiring studies and pursuit of certain lines of inquiry regarding matters within the general tasks and requirements in Section C of this contract. The COR duties described in the clause at Section

G.1 Authorities and Delegations, of this contract are applicable to this contract.

(b) The COR does not have the authority to, and shall not, issue any instruction purporting to be technical direction that--

(1) Constitutes an assignment of additional work outside the statement of work;

(2) Constitutes a change as defined in the changes clause;

(3) Constitutes a basis for any increase or decrease in the total estimated contract price, or the time required for contract performance;

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(4) Changes any of the expressed terms, conditions, or specifications of the contract; or

(5) Interferes with the contractor's rights to perform the terms and conditions of the contract.

(c) All technical direction shall be issued in writing by the COR at the task order level.

(d) The Contractor shall proceed promptly with the performance of technical direction duly issued by the COR in the manner prescribed by this clause and within the COR's authority. If, in the Contractor's opinion, any instruction or direction by the COR falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (b) of this clause, the Contractor shall not proceed but shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing within 5 working days after receiving it and shall request the Contracting Officer to take action as described in this clause. Upon receiving this notification, the Contracting Officer shall either issue an appropriate contract modification within a reasonable time or advise the Contractor in writing within 30 days that the instruction or direction is--

(1) Rescinded in its entirety; or

(2) Within the requirements of the contract and does not constitute a change under the Changes clause of the contract, and that the Contractor should proceed promptly with its performance.

(e) A failure of the Contractor and the Contracting Officer to agree that the instruction or direction is both within the requirements of the contract and does not constitute a change under the Changes clause, or a failure to agree upon the contract action to be taken with respect to the instruction or direction, shall be subject to the Disputes clause of this contract.

(f) Any action(s) taken by the contractor in response to any direction given by any person other than the Contracting Officer or the COR shall be at the Contractor's risk.

H.4 ADVERTISING OF AWARD

(a) The Contractor shall not refer to this award in commercial advertising, or similar promotions in such a manner as to state or to imply the product or services provided is endorsed, preferred, or is considered superior to other products or services by the Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). This includes advertising, or similar promotions in all forms or electronic, broadcast and print media.

(b) In addition, the Contractor is restricted from reproducing the image(s) of the DOI/BOEM in any form of commercial advertising, or similar promotion. This includes images of official seals and buildings. The reproduction of official seals and the images of buildings is a matter controlled by regulation and Executive Order. Any proposed usage of such symbols must be brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer.

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H.5 NOTICE REGARDING LATE DELIVERY/DELAYED PERFORMANCE

(a) In the event the Contractor anticipates difficulty in meeting performance requirements, or when it anticipates difficulty in complying with any delivery schedule contained in individual task orders issued under the contract , or any date, or whenever the Contractor has knowledge that any actual or potential situation is delaying or threatens to delay…